Politics

US will not win Iran war from the air, Donald Trump's ex-defence chief warns

Mark Esper tells FT more bombing will not change Tehran’s behaviour, as president vows to step up attacks

Ukraine’s self-defeating reshuffle

Sacking of the defence minister is a setback for the country’s military efforts

Data center developers anxious after Hochul's construction pause

If a state as large as New York can put a pause on permitting, developers have to assume it could happen anywhere, said one AI lobbyist.

Shabana Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Andy Burnham

Current home secretary expected to succeed Rachel Reeves as finance minister

Warren Buffett describes Bill Gates’s relationship with Epstein as ‘distasteful’

Billionaire Berkshire chair says he could ‘picture’ himself making a similar mistake in choosing associates

Exclusive: In Armenia, the "door is open" for AI and weapons diversity

"We are making our sovereignty more resilient. We are trying to make Armenia more independent."

Trump is driving another nail into the coffin of US science

Under proposed reforms, political appointees will review grants to ensure they “advance the President’s priorities”

Donald Trump says US to abandon proposed Strait of Hormuz cargo fee

US military launches seventh wave of strikes after the president said he would ‘replace’ fees plan with Gulf investment

Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans

Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.

New York becomes first US state to suspend data centre development

Governor Kathy Hochul signs one-year moratorium on new construction amid backlash over infrastructure needs

Ukraine targets Russian shipping in ‘unprecedented’ drone assault

Over the past week, Kyiv has struck vessels in the Sea of Azov at a faster pace than during the 1980s Iran-Iraq tanker wars

Democrats are not in great shape

A fractious opposition is doing everything it can to spurn an open goal